Transfer (season 4) ★★★★★
Constituent: Jesse Armstrong
Address: Mark Mylod, Becky Martin, Lorene Scafaria
Distribution: Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook, Kieran Culkin
Country: United States of America
Duration: 56 and 84 min. (10 episodes)
Year: 2023
Gender: drama
Season finale premiere: May 29, 2023 (HBO Max)
Jesse ArmstrongThe creator of ‘Succession’ has fulfilled his promise to end the series on a high note rather than fade away. Inside The fourth and final season of this brilliant satirical drama (or was it a tragic comedy?) There were only decisive episodes full of surprises that forced us to readjust expectations. When we think of Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Shiv (Sarah Snook) and Roman (Kieran Culkin) would focus on a new start-up, only patriarch Logan (Brian Cox). And when we believed the latter would somehow give them back, a typical death came, almost more like a series finale than almost the start of a season. Break the balance and you will succeed.
It also doesn’t mean that Logan has disappeared from the show or has ceased to exert his deadly influence. There he continued with a final testamentary note that could be highlighted or crossed out as Kendall’s successor. Or like that kind of ‘deepfake’ featured so much in Living+’s presentation talk, but a cruise real estate adventure with the real plus of eternal life on land. Or in that finally truly emotional video that crowns the weird circuit that eldest son Connor has set up (Alan Ruck) to distribute my father’s things.
The photographer reminds us nan gold At the beginning of the delightful documentary “Beauty and Pain”: “True experience is stinky and dirty and never ends in simple”. Also, the authors of ‘Friendship’, front Armstrong, seem to want to remind us in life that: no final folds or clean cuts; even death is nothing like that. That’s why we saw the late Logan live every day. Or Shiv and Tom’s paths cross again after the breakup scene in the first episode, which seems like the beginning of an irreversible road. But no, they can still be more intimate: remember the masterful scene on the balcony in episode seven. But no, it doesn’t end here.
satire and humanity
The final chapters of ‘Succession’ went as expected and desired. electrical balances between destructive sarcasm and intimate emotion. Starting off with all sorts of meetings, Armstrong created lively atmospheres, whether it’s a frighteningly disappointing wedding, a visit by wealthy townspeople to GoJo’s sophisticated retreat in Norway, or the first pre-election party without big boss Logan Rey. . a cruel joke can be funny and vice versa. The most direct satire coexists (or coexists, hard to say) with the most complex of humanity.
Maybe because the end is near, everything colored with an extra melancholy and the characters aroused our empathy even more if possible. Especially the Roman who was truly shaken by Logan’s death and couldn’t face his carefully crafted eulogy or watch his father be taken to an ominous mausoleum. And even Connor, who was once mocked but can now also play a chord like in that post-karaoke monologue he remembers. The advantages of being an outcast: for example, you learn to live without the love of your family..
But empathy does not stray from reality, and Armstrong does not sweep the danger of such people walking the earth under the rug; As in the gruesome episode “America Decides”, many positions of power are occupied by incompetent and unscrupulous people who can destroy the democratic process to pursue their personal interests. dangerous fascist Jeryd Mencken wrongly and prematurely declared the winner of the elections.
End of a bitter party
Any ending would be alarming for Waystar or the world, often with characters that are either very mean or very vulnerable depending on how you look at it. It didn’t matter whether the deal between the old Waystar and the new technological front GoJo represented was closed. Any conceivable outcome would be unfair. But Armstrong chose that one specifically, as if he wanted to remind us one more time. Behind a far-reaching decision that could change history are often the most basic, dullest, and absurd instincts..
Before that, after a brief mirage, we confirmed the difficulty of the damaged Roy brothers sharing a room peacefully for more than two minutes. Stepping aside unexpectedly at an important meeting only serves to expose once again all the pain and confusion simmering under the arrogant family facade. The scene could be classified as catharsis or something similar if it had zero purifying and liberating effects for neither the protagonists nor the audience..
It’s easy to finish this wonderful final episode, which lasted almost an hour and a half, in almost ridiculous tears. But it is a feeling of admiration rather than of identification. it will be hard to find another very offensively well-written series; another beautifully arranged chaos symphony; another very convincing collection of gestures in the hands of some actors who are aware that they are hitting the ceiling; another vision of late capitalism that knows how to avoid the so-called inspirational appeal. We abused the phrase ‘end of an era’ a bit, but this time it really is.